Girls names to go with Alexander and James

[stardust1994]

Trying to decide which girl’s name to go for. Our boys are Alexander (Alex) and James so we tend to go for quite classic traditional names.

Middle names will be family names (Anne and possibly also Catherine)

Our favourites are:

• Emma
• Millie
• Isla
• Eve
• Mia

Not too fussed about the popularity of some of those. I just want a nice name for our little girl. Interested in opinions and other suggestions. Thanks!

Evelyn is really popular round us. Looking it up, it's 20th most popular name in England and Wales. More popular than Eva or Evie.

Eve is 240 so not popular as a standalone.

I agree with you about Emma.

My favorite on your list is Eve, followed closely by Emma and Mia :)

other ideas:

Thea
Daisy
Belle
Gemma
Abigail
Tessa
Eden
Mae

Emma Catherine Anne

Id pick Emma. It's beautiful, I don't think it's boring and it's a lot less common than it used to be as well.

I know someone with an Alexander and Jasmine

Emma - love it.
Millie - doesn't seem a proper name
Isla - nice but a bit of its time and will date
Eve -really like it but Evie is too popular
Mia - don't like it. Boring - sounds like mere.

Evelyn - I don't like this name and she'd be Evie. I don't like Ava,Ivy or Eva either.
Emmeline - Emma is so much nicer

Suggestions: Emily or Annie

I think you are overthinking the middle name. Emma Anne Smith is fine.

Love Millie and Eve!

Suggestions…

Ella
Lucy
Sophia
Annabel
Lois
Kate

Kate. I have a Kate and James and I think it sounds lovely. Alexander is one of my favorite boys names too .

My favourites, inspired from your list ..

Alexander, James and ..

Isla Catherine
Cosima Anne
Eliza Catherine
Victoria Anne
Emma Anne Catherine
Emma Annabel
Camilla Catherine
Rachel Anna
Rebecca Anne
Catherine Anne - Cate

In your list, I'd only consider Emma as a classic traditional name. DS goes to school with SO many of the other names. Definitely not a classic traditional vibe.
Julia has been around forever and isn't well used. I went to school with one about 40 years ago and haven't met another since.

We have an Alex and DC2 would have been James if she'd been a boy.

Our girls' shortlist was:
Elizabeth (probably Lizzie)
Harriet
Isabella (Izzy)
Lucy

with Grace (grandmother's name) as a middle name.

Of your list I like Emma best.

From your list I agree that Emma works best with your boys' names, but I do prefer Emily.

Millicent (Millie)
Victoria (Vicky or Tor)
Constance (Connie)

Briony - immediately occurred to me for no particular reason, after seeing Alexander and James.
Phoebe, Imogen, Charlotte.

A girl baby is not an accessory. Why does her name have to "go with" her brothers' names? Why can't it just be her own beautiful name? (Sorry if this comes over snarky, but I'm always mystified by these "go with" posts.)

@Vaguelyclassical , they don't have to go but it would be a bit strange to have something like Alex, James and Skylar-Mae or Alexander, James and Alexandra.

I take it to mean 'We like Alex and James. What else might we like?'.

I think you’ve got strong regal links with your name choices, might I suggest Zara as an option….

Eve from your list.
I love the name Evelyn.

My first thought from reading the title of your post is Matilda. You could use either Millie or Mia from your list as a nickname.

Alexander, James and Matilda fit well together.
Matilda Catherine Anne is beautiful.

Matilda. You could use either Millie or Mia from your list as a nickname.
Neither are intuitive. Matilda is a less 'meh' than Mia and Millie.